All About Color #51609E

#51609E

About #51609E

#51609E is a medium blue color with the hex code #51609E. In RGB it is red 81, green 96, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 228°, saturation 32%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 49%, 39%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 5.97:1 on white and 3.52:1 on black.

#51609E Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 60, 9E
CMYK48.73%, 39.24%, 0.00%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal81, 96, 158
HSL228°, 32%, 47%
RGB Octal121, 140, 236
HSV (HSB)228.31°, 48.73%, 61.96%
RGB Binary1010001, 1100000, 10011110
CIE-L*AB42.13, 11.91, -35.53
RGB Percent31.76%, 37.65%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH42.13, 37.47, 288.52
XYZ13.75, 12.58, 34.05
CIE-L*UV42.13, -9.49, -52.90
xyY0.23, 0.21, 12.58
Hunter-Lab35.47, 7.10, -32.08
RYB31.76%, 36.69%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#51609E on a dark background: contrast 3.52:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#51609E on a light background: contrast 5.97:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #51609E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#51609E · #8995C2 · #323C62 · #9E8F51 · #C2B789

Analogous palette

#519E8F · #51879E · #51609E · #69519E · #8F519E

Triadic palette

#51609E · #9E5161 · #619E51 · #8995C2 · #C28995

Tetradic palette

#51609E · #9E5187 · #9E8F51 · #519E69 · #323C62

Monochromatic palette

#1D2339 · #37426C · #51609E · #7F8BBD · #B2B9D7

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